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UNICEF statement on execution of four youths in Puntland state, Somalia
NEW YORK (August 22, 2024) - UNICEF notes with deep regret the execution of four young people in the Somali state of Puntland this past weekend for offences committed as children when they were under...
Mpox outbreak raises alarm in Eastern and Southern Africa as cases increase among children – UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 22, 2024) – Children and vulnerable communities are at the sharp end of an expanding outbreak of Mpox in Eastern and Southern Africa. More than 200 confirmed cases have been detected...
Acute malnutrition surges in Government of Yemen-controlled areas with extremely critical conditions reported in West Coast areas
NEW YORK (August 18, 2024) – Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in Government of Yemen (GoY)-controlled areas, with the West Coast experiencing “extremely critical” levels for the first time...
Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 16, 2024) – Thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries are at significant risk of contracting the mpox virus as cases of a new, more...
Humanitarian Pauses Vital for Critical Polio Vaccination Campaign in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (August 16, 2024) – Two rounds of a polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and September 2024 across the Gaza Strip to prevent the spread of circulating...
At Least Five Children Reportedly Killed and 20 Injured in Shelling of School and Market in El Obeid City, Sudan
NEW YORK (August 15, 2024) – “Yesterday, five girls were reportedly killed and 20 children injured in attacks in El Obeid city in Kordofan state, during which shells hit Al-Khansa Secondary School for...
Almost Half a Billion Children Live in Areas Experiencing at Least Twice as Many Extremely Hot Days as their Grandparents - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 14, 2024) – 1 in 5 children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared to just six decades ago, according to...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Sudan - A Crisis of Neglect
NEW YORK (August 13, 2024) – “Sudan’s humanitarian crisis for children is, by numbers, the biggest in the world. It is also a crisis of neglect. So many of the countless atrocities upon children in...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Unrelenting War in Gaza Continues to Inflict Horrors on Children
NEW YORK (August 9, 2024) – "The unrelenting war in Gaza continues to inflict horrors on thousands of children, keeping far too many separated from their loved ones. On Saturday, I met 8-month-old...
George Harrison & Friends’ The Concert For Bangladesh Album Now Available For Streaming Across Major Digital Music Providers Worldwide
LOS ANGELES | LONDON (August 9, 2024) — For the first time, The Concert for Bangladesh, the GRAMMY® Award-winning album from George Harrison, Ravi Shankar & friends, is now available for streaming...